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by spook100
Sat Sep 24, 2022 11:26 am
Forum: Hops
Topic: Distilling hop oils
Replies: 6
Views: 1669

Re: Distilling hop oils

I gave this a go last night and would call it a partial success. I add 10g of old target hop pellets from the back of the freezer to 500ml water and collected the first 300ml of distillate in 3x100mm containers. The oil extract volume was very small - just a film on top of the water. It is very stro...
by spook100
Fri Sep 23, 2022 11:01 am
Forum: Hops
Topic: Distilling hop oils
Replies: 6
Views: 1669

Re: Distilling hop oils

Never thought to Googe it, there even seem to be commercial hops oils that are intended for dry hopping so at least it is not an untrodden path. The oils must be very potent -recommmneded dosage 1ml per 5 galons (US).I think I'll throw some old hops from the freezer into the still and see what happe...
by spook100
Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:18 pm
Forum: Hops
Topic: Distilling hop oils
Replies: 6
Views: 1669

Distilling hop oils

Does anyone have any experience distilling hop oils? I have come into possesion of a little 4 litre air still and was thinking that I could add a bunch of hops to it, fill it up with water and extract the hop oils. I would think think that the more volatile aroma compounds would come off first, foll...
by spook100
Fri Sep 16, 2022 6:44 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Brew Pub Shed Build
Replies: 72
Views: 13958

Re: Brew Pub Shed Build

Shebeen - (especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa) an unlicensed establishment or private house selling alcohol and typically regarded as slightly disreputable. S_OI000002.jpg That's a whole concept that doesn't exist in England! The problem in the UK is that people don't do slightly dis...
by spook100
Thu Sep 15, 2022 7:24 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Brew Pub Shed Build
Replies: 72
Views: 13958

Re: Brew Pub Shed Build

Jim wrote:Absolutely fantastic job. :D

Now you never have to go into the house at all! :wink:
You sound just like Mrs. Spook [emoji23]
by spook100
Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:25 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Brew Pub Shed Build
Replies: 72
Views: 13958

Re: Brew Pub Shed Build

... and the final product from outside.
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by spook100
Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:24 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Brew Pub Shed Build
Replies: 72
Views: 13958

Re: Brew Pub Shed Build

... and another.
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by spook100
Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:23 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Brew Pub Shed Build
Replies: 72
Views: 13958

Re: Brew Pub Shed Build

Another angle..
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by spook100
Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:23 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Brew Pub Shed Build
Replies: 72
Views: 13958

Re: Brew Pub Shed Build

The shebeen - now complete!
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by spook100
Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:21 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Brew Pub Shed Build
Replies: 72
Views: 13958

Re: Brew Pub Shed Build

...into the 6 taps in the (now finished) shebeen.
Shebeen - (especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa) an unlicensed establishment or private house selling alcohol and typically regarded as slightly disreputable.
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by spook100
Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:17 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Brew Pub Shed Build
Replies: 72
Views: 13958

Re: Brew Pub Shed Build

This is a close-up of the keezer. The kegs with the black tops are standard 19 litre cornies. The silver tops are 12 litre cornies and I can stack two of them on top of each other. So, I can get 2x19l and 4x12l kegs in there. The beer lines pass through the wall to the right of the keezer... S_P6254...
by spook100
Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:14 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Brew Pub Shed Build
Replies: 72
Views: 13958

Re: Brew Pub Shed Build

This is back in the brewery. The fridge on the right is the fermentaion chamber and the keezer is on the left. The stainless bit on the keezer is a collar that I added to accomodate the height of the kegs
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by spook100
Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:12 pm
Forum: Brewing Equipment
Topic: Brew Pub Shed Build
Replies: 72
Views: 13958

Re: Brew Pub Shed Build

I have been remiss and should have added the final updates to this build ages ago....

This is the pub with the bar counter in place. The frame is made from an old agricultural water tank and top from scaffold boards
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by spook100
Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:24 am
Forum: Yeast
Topic: Mangrove Jack's M84
Replies: 6
Views: 2226

Re: Mangrove Jack's M84

I recently made a Bohemian Pilsner using this yeast and it fermented down to FG in 6 days at 12C, plus 3 extra days at 15C for diacytel rest. I used two packets of yeast for a 23 litre batch. Boil some water and add to a sterilised container the night before and allow to cool overnight. At the start...
by spook100
Fri May 20, 2022 10:32 am
Forum: Braumeister, Grainfather and other One-Pot Brewing Systems
Topic: Grainfather G30
Replies: 4
Views: 3021

Re: Grainfather G30

This is the second of your questions that I'm replying to today. I'm on a roll :D :D :D ... I think that a false bottom is almost essential for the G30. Before getting one my pump used to get jammed by debris every second brew. Now it never does. See this thread https://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/v...